Lucania, Metapontum. c. 320-290 BC

AR Stater, 7.87g (20mm, 3h).Head of Demeter right, wreathed with corn, hair falling loosely over neck / Ear of barley with leaf right; plough above; μα[χ] belowPedigree: Ex Schulman Auction 204, The Hague, 31 May 1938, lot 36. Ex SNC March 1942 (13192) (Stated in the SNC that the coin comes from the Mathey Collection). References: Johnston C1.46. Rutter 1581. Ashmolean 766ff. BMC 97Grade: Irregular sized flan. Attractively struck with some minor areas of wear. EFgk1954